August 25, 2022 by Ashley Norris
Lone Star Legal Aid Attends State Bar of Texas’ Poverty Law Conference
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The Poverty Law Conference is hosted annually by the State Bar of Texas to educate poverty law attorneys about the legal issues that affect low-income Texans. This year, the 2022 conference was hybrid, with in-person presentations and award ceremonies in Austin, Texas. Many Lone Star Legal Aid staff were in attendance this year.
Presentations by Lone Star Legal Aid
Wednesday, August 24
“The Gig Economy and Self-Employment: What Every Legal Aid Lawyer Should Know” | Presented by Karyna Lopez of Lone Star Legal Aid (Managing Attorney of our Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic) and Miranda Rhyne of Legal Aid of Northwest Texas.
“Texas Public Information Act: Overview & Application” | Presented by: Terrance “Terry” O’Neill, Jr. (Lone Star Legal Aid).
Thursday, August 25
“Non‐Profit Formation and Community Lawyering” | Presented by Rosetta Howard‐Jackson (Legal Aid of Northwest Texas), Andrea March (Texas RioGrande Legal Aid) and Chase Porter (Lone Star Legal Aid).
“Automating for an Audience: Self Represented Persons and Internal Use” | Presented by Luigi Bai (Lone Star Legal Aid) Michael Hofrichter (LegalServer), and Aaron Varner (Texas Legal Services Center).
“Filing Administrative Complaints under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act” | Presented by Natasha Bahri (Lone Star Legal Aid) and Amy Dinn (Lone Star Legal Aid).
“Effect of New Exemption Rules on Turnover/Garnishment” | Presented by Richard Tomlinson (Lone Star Legal Aid).
The Noble Award
Each year, the Poverty Law Section presents its Noble Award at the Poverty Law Conference. The Noble Award honors a Texas attorney for a lifetime of public service in promoting poverty law as a noble profession, and significant lifetime professional accomplishments in expanding the provision of high-quality legal services to people of modest means or protecting clients’ legal rights. This year’s Noble Award recipient is Richard Tomlinson (Director of Litigation, Lone Star Legal Aid).
Richard Tomlinson accepts the Noble Award.
Richard Tomlinson and Dana Karni, Litigation Director of Eviction Right to Counsel.
The Noble Award
Richard Tomlinson presenting “Effect of New Exemption Rules on Turnover/Garnishment”
